Novare Group, Inc. v. Sarif

How courts have described this case

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• finding that a negligent supervision claim failed where the plaintiff’s “knew or should have known” assertion was not supported by factual allegations to support it
• authorizing judgment on the pleadings where undisputed facts in the pleadings established that the movant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law
• authorizing judgment on the pleadings where undisputed facts in the pleadings established that the movant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law
• explaining that, in ruling on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, “[a]ll well-pleaded facts are to be accepted as true[,] [but] . . . the trial court is not required to adopt a party’s legal conclusions based on those facts”
• applying this rule in the context of a judgment on the pleadings 1
• distinguishing City Dodge where the plaintiff relies on “[s]tatements that directly contradict the terms of the agreement . . . for the purpose of cancelling or rescinding a contract”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).